Toyota Sienna Care & Maintenance

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I have recently purchased a 2004 Sienna that is due for its 60,000 major servicing...The dealership also strongly suggested throttle body service, power steering flush, fuel injection cleaning and cabin filter replacement...Does this seem reasonable? and if so , why is it not part of the mandatory Toyota maintenance schedule? Just discovered this site and quite like it.Regards,Geoffrey

I don't know where "Problems & Solutions 2004+" went but my problem is the car is only 3 weeks old and when I went to see how easy it was to change the air conditioner filter I found many seeds and a mouse nest on top of the filter. How do the mice get into that area? Thanks for any help.

I know there are many seeds and leaves on my filter but a mouse nest? that's something you may want to keep an eye on. since the filter is located inside the glove box, my guess is that the mouse maybe coming from other part of the air filter system? near the engine? You should double check the car and hopefully the mouse is gone by now

I recently bought a used toyota siana 99 model. I want to know that how often (miles) i suppose to change the transmission oil. Is this really naccessary to flush it? My understanding is that just changing the oil and filter would be sufficient.

I just bought a 2006 Sienna, and the manual says I can change the settings so the vehicle does not automatically lock when put in gear, but I have tried their method several times, and cannot make them stop locking. Has anyone done it and exactly how did you do it?

The manual says go see my Toyota dealer to make the illuminated entry lights change from staying on for 15 seconds to another time. I want 30 seconds. Is it possible to do it myself? Has anyone tried it yet? :confuse:

Thanks for your reply, but I was using the manual to set it and the manual was missing a step. After setting the brake, then you MUST put the shifter into neutral, then continue on with directions. I had to go to the dealer, watch him read the manual, and add the extra step that it didn't explain clearly.

I plan to take my van in at 90,000 for timing belt replacement. I ask the dealer service rep if we need to replace the sparkplugs and wires while the car was in for service. She said the van had some special plugs that did not need to be changed unitl 100,000 miles.

Is that true?

Looks like from a labor standpoint, it would be cheaper to replace plugs and wires while we are replaceing timing belt.

I just bought 2007 LE to replace my 99 LE that was totaled by a texting teenager. I read through the maintenance schedule and did not find anything about the timing belt needing replacement. I know the 2007 uses a new engine (3.5L), does this new engine need the timing belt replaced? Does it have a timing belt?

I have a 2005 LE AWD with about 37K miles. The struts that hold up the rear hatch have failed. The hatch is very heavy and the door slams very hard. Scared the heck out of us. If my son (7 year old) would have been standing near the back it would have crushed him.

The service manager at toyota dealer hinted that this is not the first time they've seen this. Given the serious hazard I am guessing that toyota will do a recall. But in the meantime, please be aware of the risk. Do NOT let your kids hover around the rear access with the hatch up.

I have a 2000 Sienna with 95K miles on it. When replacing my timing belt, my local mechanic also suggested to look into the water pump. He said the same labor can be used to fix the pump as well if it is also worn out, and hence I can save money in labor. Is it common practice replacing a water pump when replacing a timing belt? Please share your experience. Any help is appreciated.

GoodDay all! I"m a new owner of a '04 Sienna LE w/36,069 miles. It was back-n-forth over the Odyssey and Sienna but the Toyota won due to the transmission problems of '00-04 Ody's ( motor mounts and electric doors too).

There is a unpleasant odor coming from the vent ( not a/c usage) and I suspect it might be the cabin filter. I hear from others that its behind the glovebox, but how does one back there? I couldn't figure out how to take the glove box out/down. Could someone give me some insight on this procedure?

I just learned that if you drive your van around 5000 miles without changing oil, the "req'd maintenance" light goes on and stays on at the dashboard, I googled for help to learn how to turn it off, and my husband found the answer in the manual. (Oh, those computerized cars!) :surprise:

TURN THE CAR ON AND MAKE SURE THAT THE MILES READ ON THE ODOMETER, NOT ON TRIP A OR B. TURN THE CAR OFF. TURN THE KEY TO LOCK THEN HOLD DOWN THE ODOMETER BUTTON AND TURN THE KEY TO ON. RELEASE THE ODOMETER BUTTON AFTER LIKE 3 SECONDS AND THEN THE GAUGE SHOULD START TO COUNT DOWN. THEN IT WILL BE CLEARED.

I have a 2004 XLE with a problem with the rear lift gate that I have been trying to get Toyota Canada to fix for 3 years. Mine only happens in the cold weather which we have a lot of up here in the 'frozen north'. I have had my struts replaced 3 times and it only gets worse.The NHTSA has an on going investigation into this problem. Here is their site:www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/complain/results.cfmJust drill down to the 2004/2005 Sienna.

Just got XLE w/ DVD last month. Today, while I was listening to my radio at front, kids turned on the DVD.

Then, I just pushed the PWR/VOL knob to kill my radio, they shouted. It apparently turned off the DVD as well. After reading the manual and tested a few times, the "RES DVD Lock" on/off is to respond/ignore the remote.

Now, how can I just turn off my radio meanwhile keeping the rear DVD alive?

I guess to turn down the vol to 0 might be a workaround. Isn't it dumb?! :confuse: